AS A JUNIOR IN 2012
Represented UC San Diego in three events at the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Track & Field Championships, including the men's discus throw, hammer throw and shot put ... Was the runner-up in the discus at the CCAA Championships, throwing a distance of 154'1" ... Turned in finishes of seventh place in the hammer throw (166'6") and 11th place in the shot put (43'7") ... Earned a personal-best mark in the discus (161'8", 25th) and a season-best measure in the shot put (47'4.5", 6th) at the UCSD Triton Invitational ... Reached a personal-record distance of 173'6" in the hammer throw at the All-Cal Challenge, where he finished fifth overall ... Won the hammer throw event three times during the season at the meet against Cal Poly Pomona and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (170'7"), the San Diego Collegiate Challenge (170'10") and the Point Loma Collegiate Open (164'0") ... Opened the season with a first-place finish in the discus in the meet against CPP and CMS, throwing a winning mark of 158'4" ... Placed as high as third on three occasions in the shot put at the season opener against CPP and CMS (47'3.5"), the Point Loma Collegiate Open (43'10.75") and the Soka Peace Invitational (43'7").

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2011
Competed at the Soka Peace Invitational in the discus with a first-place finish (156'6") and a fourth-place showing in the hammer throw (153'8") ... Earned second place in the shot put at the CCAA Championships, finishing with a mark of 50'1.25" ... Placed ninth in the hammer throw (150'3") and eighth in both the shot put (45'4") and discus (134'4") during the Rossi Relays ... Finished the San Diego Collegiate Challenge in second place in the shot put (48'4"), first in the discus (149'7"), and fifth in the hammer throw (146'7") ... At the All-Cal Challenge, placed sixth with a shot put toss of 44'7" and third in the discus with a final mark of 148'1" ... Completed the Aztec Invitational in the discus with a mark of 149'1" ... Had a final toss of 45'6" in the shot put during the Cal-Nevada Championships ... Also competed in the Mangrum Invitational, where he placed third in the shot put (46'0"), fourth in the discus (146'4"), and fifth in the hammer throw (155'9").

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2010
Qualified for two events at the CCAA Championships, finishing fourth in the shot put with a 47'9" toss and sixth in the discus with a mark of 140'10" ... Placed fourth in the shot put (41'1") and fifth in both the discus (129'0") and hammer throw (121'8") during the San Diego Collegiate Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2009 graduate of Paso Robles High School in Paso Robles ... 2009 "MVP" of track and field team and 2009 "Student-Athlete of the Year", recording statistical bests of 164'9" (Bill Kearney Invitational, 5th) in the discus and 52'9" in the shot put with the Bearcats ... Helped team to league championship in 2008 ... Placed seventh overall in both the discus (153'2") and shot put (51'6") at the CIF-SS Division III Preliminaries before finishing fourth and ninth overall, respectively, in the discus (156'0") and shot put (47'8.75") at the CIF-SS D-III Finals as a senior (2009) ... Placed 10th in the discus at the 2007 Junior Olympics with a distance of 139'11".

PERSONAL
Born on June 4, 1991 in San Jose ... Parents are David and Beth Nagengast ... Has an older brother named Tom and a younger brother named Ben ... David was part of the track and field team at Fresno State ... Majors in mechanical engineering at Roosevelt College ... Hobbies include extreme sports and web design ... Competes in the Triton Junkyard Derby in his spare time ... Favorite film is "Into the Wild".